Machine for peeling and cutting pears



N. FELJZIANETTI MACHINE FOR FEELING AND CUTTING FEARS Feb. 19, 1924,

Filed March 14, 1923 3 Sheets-Sheet l AH 14 m mm w F 1k m m s A V. 3 gm Feb. 19 19242.;

N. FELIZIANETTI MACHINE FOR FEELING AND CUTTING FEARS Filed March 14, 1923 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 N. FELEZIANETTE MACHINE FOR FEELING AND CUTTING FEARS Fei'o. 119, 119 241 Filed March 14, 1923 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 H 5 N Y mm T m m w E AA n NARSETE FELIZIANETTI, F SAN In a WT T@Eo R0, CALIFORNIA.

MACHINE FOR FEELING AND CUTTING- PS.

Application filed March 14, 1923. serial Ito. 824,923.

To all whom it ma concern:

Be it known that NARSETE FELIzIANE'r- TI, a citizen of the United States, residing at San Leandro, county of Alameda, and

State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Machines for Peeling and Cutting Pears, of which the following is a specification.

his invention relates to machines for preparing fruit, particularly pears, for drying or canning.

It is the object of the present invention to general! improve devices of the character referre to, so as to provide an efficient machine for automatically peeling, coring and halving pears.

In carry g out this object I provide a mechanism comprising a plurality of operating units which are intermittently driven about a common axis and to which fruit may be successively fed. The operating units mentioned embody corin and halving mechanism and co-operate with a ling device, whereby fruit fed to the units will successively peeled, cored and halved. One form which the invention may assume is exemplified in the following description and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichg. 1' is a longitudinal section thivmachine.f d 1 i 2 is a ragmentary view in si e e eva tion of the machine disclosing the main driving mechanism and the peeling device.

Fig. 3 is a view in transverse section through the machine taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2 in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view in plan section disclosing one of the fruit-carrying units in halving position.

Fig. 5 is a transverse section through the machine taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a similar view taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 1. y

Referring more particularly to the ac companying drawings, 10 indicates a stationary base havin end frames 11 and 12 fixed at its ends. These frames support a central shaft 19 and a tubular shaft 15. Fixed on the tubular shaft 15 are three spiders 16, 17 and 18, which are adapted to be intermittently revolved a quarter of a revolution in unison. These spiders carry four operating units 19 to which fruit may successively fed. These units are identical in construction and operation, and,

through in constant driving engagement with a therefore, it is believed suficient to describe the construction and cycle of operation of but one unit.

Such an operating unit comprises a spring-pressed cup 20 mounted at the end of one of the arms of the spider 16, and which co-operates with a cup 21 formed on the and of a knife guide 22 to support a r. The knife frame is turnably mounted at the end of one of the arms of the spider 17 and serves as a guide for a reciprocable halvin blade 23. This blade is secured on the end of a reciprocable and rotatable tubular sleeve shaft 24 which is also journaled in the end of one arm of th'ecentral spider 17 A shaft 25 extends through the tubular shaft and is fitted at one end with a coring spoon 26, which is located in an aperture 27 formed in the halving blade 23.

It is intended to intermittentl revolve the spiders to successively dispose t e operating units 19 in the positions shown in Fig. 5. This is accomplished by driving mecha nism clearly illustrated in Fi 2 and 3. This mechanism comprises a suitably driven drive shaft 29 which is connected by bevel gears 30 to a vertical shaft. 31. This shaft is fitted with a mutilated helical gear 32. This gear, when constantly driven, will intermittently drive a gear 33 fixed on a coun tershaft 34. The shaft 34 carries a gear 35 ar 36 fixed on the main tubular shaft 15. By this mechanism, the spiders mentioned are positively driven one-quarter of a revolution at intermittent periods. The period of rest of the spiders, in this instance, is of the same duration as the driving period.

A pear is fed in any suitable manner to the operating units when they are in the position indicated at A, Fi 5. The spiders then rotate one-quarter o a. revolution to dispose the unit to which the pear is delivered at the int B. During this movement of the spiders, the halving bl'ade is inserted part way into the pear to firmly hold it in. position. This is accomplished by mechanism best illustrated in Fig. 1. This mechanism comprises a lever 37 pivotally connected at its inner end to the spider 17. The outer end of this lever connects with the tubular sleeve shaft 24 in a manner permitting the latter to rotate. The lever 37 controls the axial movement of this shaft.

A horizontally reciprocable rod38 18 carried at the end of one arm of the spider 16 and is ivotally connected at one end to the lever 3 The other end of thisrod is fitted with a cam roller 39 which is held in constant engagement with the surface of a stationary cam 40 by an expansion spring 41. This cam, as shown in Figs. 1 and 6, is circular and has a sli ht rise between the points A and B to slig tly swing the lever 37, in the direction of the arrow shown in Fig. 1, to axially move the tubular sleeve shaft 29 and thereby cause the halving blade to penetrate the pear.

When the operating unit reaches the point B it is ra idly revolved to rotate the pear, so that t e pear may be peeled or skinned.

To rotate the operating unit, a pinion 42 is fixed at the end of the tubularsleeve shaft. This pinion, when the unit is turned to the point B, meshes with a constantly rotating ear 43. This gear is fitted on a shaft 44 avin a gear 45 in constant mesh with a gear 46 xed on the constantly driven central shaft 14. This shaft is driven from the vertical shaft 31 by bevel gears 47.

When the operating unit reaches the point B and commences to revolve, the pee ing. mechanism is. automatically brought into operation. This mechanism comprises a gear 48 fixed on a jack shaft 49. This gear meshes with the mutilated gear 32 and is driven thereby during the idle eriod of the gear 33 which drives the spiders. A surface cam 50 is fixed on the shaft 49 and actuates a lever 51 to slowly feed a peeling knife 52 longitudinally of the pear and then rapidly return it. The peeling knife travels along a pear shaped cam 53 and is held in contact with the pear by a spring 54. However, when the knife is returned, a track cam 55 maintains the peeling knife out of contact with the ear. The operation just described occurs uring the rest period of the spiders, and, when finished, the spiders advance another step. During this step the pear is halved and cored. 7

During the travel of the operating units from the point B to the point C the cam 40 will cause the halving blade to advance and completely halve the pear. When in this osition, the mechanism appears, as shown in Fig. 4. During the advance of the blade the coring spoon 26 is rotated by the shaft 25. This shaft is fitted at one end with a pinion 56, which meshes with a stationary segment 57 during the travel of the operating unit from the point B to the point C. (lonsetpliently, the corin spoon is revolved as the alving blade is ed through the ear and removes the core. The segment 5- is formed with a face of suflicient width to' allow for axial movement of the pinion 56.

It is seen that when the operating unit reaches the point C, the pear has been peeled, cored and halved and is in condimesses tion for canning and dryin The cam 40 is constructed to return the halvin blade to normal position during the trave of the units from the point C to the point D.

In operation, pears are fed to the operating units 19 as the successivel reach the .oint A. During t e travel of t e units to t e point B the halving blades penetrate the pears to firml grip the same. Upon reac ing the point the operating units are rapidly revolved and the peeling mechanism is rought into operation to peel the ar. When this has been completed, the spiders rotate the units a second quarter of a revolution. During3 this period, the unit leaving the point will be actuated to rotate the coring spoon and advance the halving blade completely throu h the ar to halve and core the same. e bla e is returned to normal position during the units travel from the point C to 1).

While in the present case I have shown four units, it is understood that any name ber of units may be employed; also that the construction and combination of the various parts of the device may be changed by those skilled in the artwithout de arting from the spirit of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a machine of the character described, a plurality of operating units mounted for movement about a common axis, said units comprising a halving blade, means for supporting a fruit in an operative position relative to said blade, and means for reciprocating said blade to halve the fruit.

2. In a machine of the character described, a peeling mechanism, a plurality ofoperating units mountedfor intermittent movement about a common axis, said operating units comprising a halving blade and means for supporting a fruit in an operative position relative to'said blade, means for revolvin each unit as it reaches a certain point in its cycle of operation and means operating in synchronism therewith to actuate the peeling mechanism when the fruit is revolved by the unit and to reciprocate said blade when the fruit has been peeled.

3. In a machine of the character described, an operating unit comprisng a halving blade, means for receiving and holding a fruit in a position to be operated on by said blade, means for successively rotating and reciprocating said blade, and a eelingl mechanism co-operatin with the glide uring the rotation thereo to peel the it. 4. In a machine of the character described, an operating unit comprising a halving blade, means for supporting a fruit noon in position to be operated on by said blade, means for successively rotating and reciprocating said blade, a coring spoon operable in conjunction with a blade to core the fruit-When said blade reciprocates to halve the same, and a peeling mechanism operating in synchronism with the blade to pe the fruit when said blade is operating to rotate the fruit.

5. A machine oi the an operating unit pressed means for hol mounted adjacent said means for penetratin and halving the fruit, means for successlvely rotating the blade to rotate the fruit and reciprocating the blade to halve the fruit, a coring device operable in conjunction With the blade, means to rotate said coring device during the reciprocation oi the blade, and a peelin mechanism operating in synchronism with the blade to peel the fruit when the same is being rotated.

ii. In a machine oi the character described, a frame, a shaft therein, a fruit-receiving and supporting unit adapted to be revolved around the shalt step by step, a severing blade included in said unit and adapted to operate on a rait carried thereby, cam means for operating the blade during the rotation of the unit whereby the blade will enetrate the fruit during one step and a vanes completely therethrough during the succeeding step, means for rotating the blade to rotate the fruit during the restperiodbetween said steps, and o peelmechanism operable during said rest period to peel the fruit.

3. lo a machine of the character described, n frame, a shaft iournaled therein, o fruit-receiving and supporting unit adapted to be revolved about the shaft step by step, a severing blade included in said unit and adapted to operate on a fruit car.- ried thereby, said blade being mounted for described, comprising springg a fruit, a blade reciprocation parallel to said shalt, a shaft fixed to the lode, a cam carried by the amo and operating the shaft oi? the blade to reci rocate the some to ponetrate a fruit carried by the unit during one step of rotation of the unit and to advance completely through the fruit during the succcedmg step, a gear on the shalt of the blade, a constantly rotating gear carried by the frame adapted to mesh with the on the shaft of the blade during the rest period of the unit between sai steps of rotation to revolve the blade and thereby rotate the operating during said peel the limit when revolved.

d. In a machine of the character doecribed, a frame, a shalt jonmaled therein, a limit-receiving and adoptperiod to fruit, and a peeling mach ed to be intermittently revolved about ram shalt, a severing blade included in a shaft connected with the blade and moi ed for reciprocation in a path parallel to the drstmentioned shaltto operate upon a fruit carried by the unit, a stationary carried by the frame, and mechanisms sociated with the cam and the shalt of the blade whereby the com will reciprocate the blade to sever a trait carried by the durin the rotation oil the unit.

9. 1% a machine oil the character de scribed, a frame, shalt journalcd therein, a fruit-receiving and supp orting unit adapted to be revolved about the shalt step step, a severing blade included in said unit adapted to operate upon a carried thereby, a reciprocablo hollow shah; nected to the blade, a stationary com ct:

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ried by the frame and acting against r hollovv shaft to reciprocate the same durin the steps of rotation oi the unit to cause the blade to sever a fruit carried by the unit, said blade having an aperture therein, a con ing spoon in said aperture, a connected to said spoon and extending through the hollow shalt, said spoon being reciprocable in unison with the blade, and means for rotating said spoon "when it and the blade are being advanced through a, -lruit carried by.

the unit,

10. lln a machine on? the character described, a plurality of operating units mounted for step-by-step rotation about s common axis, units comprising means for supporting a trait, a reciprocable halv-= ing blade positioned to operate on a supported by said means, coring spoon, means for advancing said blade the coring spoon through the to halve the same during the rotation of the units and means for mtating the coring spoon during said 0 oration to core the ihruit, ll. llh machine of the character described, a plurality of operating units mounted for step-by-step rotation about a common axis, said units comprising means n for receivmg and supporting a trait, a re ciprocable halving blade positioned to ope-nate on a halt supported by said means, a peeling mechanism, means for rotating each unit as it reaches a certain point in its cycle of operation, peeling mechanism, opera ing means therefor operative when each unit is revolved to octuahe the peeling mech anism to peel the fruit, a coring spoon in each unit and rcciprocoblo in unison with the halving blade, means for advancing the bladeiond spoon of each unit tln ough the iniit during the step of rotation of each unit following the peeling oi the fruit, and means for rotating said coring spoon dining said operation to core the limit.

WAR-S i TE FEMZIANETTJL 

